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Chester H. Liebs, historian, preservationist and author, discusses his role in the development of Japan's first university graduate-level conservation program.
Liebs is currently Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Conservation at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Vermont, he was founding director (from 1975-94) of the school's Historic Preservation Program. He also served as chair of Columbia University School of Architecture’s Division of Historic Preservation (1984-85) and Vermont Supervisor of Historic Sites (1971-74).
Liebs has received awards for his work in architectural and preservation education from the Eva Gebhard-Gourgaud Foundation, the Vermont Council on the Arts, the Preservation Trust of Vermont, and most recently the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Vermont preservationist was also awarded a senior Fulbright research fellowship for his project entitled, “Learning from Everyday Places: A Bridge to Japan / U.S. Understanding."
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